Guide for Authors

Before you proceed:

  • Please register to submit articles.
  • A step by step guide for submitting articles is available when logged in. 
  • CLLS accepts original, research articles written in academic Persian and English. Submissions should be between 6000-6500 words. References and citation must adhere to the guidelines available in the latest edition of Chicago citation handbook.
  • CLLS follows Chicago "In-text citation and References" citation style. Footnotes, therefore, should not contain references or citations.
  • Plagiarism, as explained below, is a crime and must be avoided.
  • Authors whose work includes plagiarism will be blacklisted and banned for minimum 2 years.
  • Authors hold the rights to share and reuse aspects, findings, sections of their articles published with CLLS as long as they cite the article properly.
  • All authors are required to use their academic email address.

 

Submission Checklist

 

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check their submission for the following items:

 

  • The submission has not been previously published; nor is it being considered for publication elsewhere;
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, or Microsoft Word format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. 
  • Acknowlegment: the following are mandatory, and should appear at the end of the article before REFERENCES:
    • Funding: explaining whether the researcher received any funding support that pertains to the formation of the artcle.
    • Authors’ Contribution (for articles with two or more authors): percentage of contribution should be mentioned.
    • Conflict of Interests: explain the possible conflict of interest. If none exists, please mention it.

 

Please format your article by following this step by step guide:

Structure

 

  • Title

The title of your work in no more than 15 words, in 13 Bold Times New Roman, center-aligned; sub-titles follow the main title, if at all.

 

  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)

The author name(s) should appear in 12-point Times New Roman, center aligned.

Affiliations follow the authors and appear in the same font as authors' description.

 

  • Abstract

Abstract should be no more than 250 words and in font 12 Times New Roman.

 

  • Key terms

You should introduce 5-7 keywords that best describe your work, its achievements and findings.

 

  • Body

The following headings must be carefully observed in the body of the article:

  • Introduction;
  • Review of Literature;
  • Approach and Methodology;
  • Discussion (or Analysis);
  • Conclusion;

Each section must be written in 12-point Times New Roman font. The opening lines of paragraphs, except the ones following headings/subheadings, should be indented one tab - don't use spaces. Sub-headings should be in 12-point Bold Times New Roman. No spaces between paragraphs. There should be sub-headings for each new argument, which means signposting is necessary

 

No Endnote; only footnotes. They should appear in 10 Times New Roman on each page with a running number.

 

  • Acknowledging funding citation

This is where authors are required to acknowledge any sources (funding or otherwise); it should appear in boldface 12-point Times New Roman.

 

  • Authors’ Contribution (for articles with two or more authors): percentage of contribution should be mentioned.
  • Conflict of Interests: explain the possible conflict of interest. If none exists, please mention it.

Pertinent Forms